The January 2001 survey, which polled 1,027 technology
workers, found that almost a third of respondents have
witnessed or experienced a workplace incident they
classified as age bias, while a quarter said they’d feel
uncomfortable letting a co-worker know their age.

However, younger workers felt that older workers are
just as likely to discriminate against younger workers as
they are to be discriminated against, specifically:

almost three-quarters of technology workers between
the ages of 18 to 34 years, and

more than 60% of those between 35 and 44, felt this
way.

When questioned on the ages of the people they
supervised:

only 1% would rather report to a younger boss,

almost half of those under 35 would rather work for
an older manager,

while just over 10% of those 45 or older wanted to
report to a senior.

Age on wage

Though similar studies suggest that older technology
workers earn less than younger ones, the techies.com survey
found that younger workers were six times as likely as
those in the 45 – 54 age group, to contend that older
workers make more.

Younger workers also reason that in the cases where they
do earn more, it is usually because they are more likely to
change jobs for a pay rise than older workers are.

While most participants used the words “older” and
“senior” to describe a tech worker aged 40 to 45, workers
older than 65 were likely to classify an “older” technology
professional as someone between the ages of 46 and 55.